Heptathlon

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Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox athletics event A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events.[1] The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.

There are two heptathlons – the men's and the women's heptathlon – composed of different events. The men's heptathlon is older and is currently held indoors, contested at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics. The women's heptathlon is held outdoors and was introduced in the 1980s, first appearing in the Olympics in 1984. It is currently contested in the athletics programme of the Olympics and at the World Athletics Championships.

Women's heptathlon

Women's heptathlon is the combined event for women contested in the athletics programme of the Olympics and at the World Athletics Championships. The World Athletics Combined Events Tour determines a yearly women's heptathlon champion. The women's outdoor heptathlon consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, and the remaining three on day two:

The heptathlon has been contested by female athletes since the early 1980s, when it replaced the pentathlon as the primary women's combined event contest (the javelin throw and 800 m were added).[2] It was first contested at the Olympic level in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In recent years some women's decathlon competitions have been conducted, consisting of the same events as the men's competition in a slightly different order, and World Athletics has begun keeping records for it, but the heptathlon remains the championship-level combined event for women. Nafissatou Thiam, representing Belgium, is the 2024 Olympic Gold Medallist, after successfully defending her previous 2016 and 2020 titles. She is also the reigning European Champion. Anna Hall, representing USA, is the current World Champion. Katarina Johnson-Thompson, representing Great Britain, is the current Commonwealth Champion. Odile Ahouanwanou. Yekaterina Voronina, Kiara Reddingius, Luisarys Toledo and Ariana Ince hold the African, Asian, Oceanian, South American and NACAC (North American, Central American and Caribbean) titles respectively. Adriana Rodríguez, Marthe Koala, Swapna Barman and Elenani Tinai hold the Panamerican Games, African Games, Asian Games and Pacific Games titles respectively.[3]

There is also a Tetradecathlon, which is a double heptathlon, consisting of 14 events, seven events per day.

Points system

The heptathlon scoring system was devised by Dr Karl Ulbrich, a Viennese mathematician. The formulae are constructed so that, for each event, a designated benchmark performance (for example, approximately 1.82 m for the high jump) scores 1000 points.[4] Each event also has a minimum recordable performance level (e.g. 0.75 m for the high jump), corresponding to zero points. The formulae are devised so that successive constant increments in performance correspond to gradually increasing increments in points awarded.

The events are split into three groups, and the scores are calculated according to the three formulae:[5]

Running events (200 m, 800 m and 100 m hurdles):
<math>P = INT (a \cdot (b - T)^c</math>)
Jumping events (high jump and long jump):
<math>P = INT (a \cdot (M - b)^c</math>)
Throwing events (shot put and javelin):
<math>P = INT (a \cdot (D - b)^c</math>)

P is points, T is time in seconds, M is height or distance in centimeters and D is distance in meters. INT is the integer function, also known as the floor function, signifying that the result is rounded down to the nearest lower (or equal) whole number. a, b and c have different values for each of the events, as follows:

Event a b c
200 metres 4.99087 42.5 1.81
800 metres 0.11193 254 1.88
100 metres hurdles 9.23076 26.7 1.835
High jump 1.84523 75 1.348
Long jump 0.188807 210 1.41
Shot put 56.0211 1.5 1.05
Javelin throw 15.9803 3.8 1.04

Benchmarks

The following table shows the benchmark levels needed to earn 1000, 900, 800 and 700 points in each event.

Event 1000 pts 900 pts 800 pts 700 pts Unit
100 m hurdles 13.85 14.56 15.32 16.12 Seconds
High jump 1.82 1.74 1.66 1.57 Metres
Shot put 17.07 15.58 14.09 12.58 Metres
200 m 23.80 24.86 25.97 27.14 Seconds
Long jump 6.48 6.17 5.84 5.50 Metres
Javelin throw 57.18 52.04 46.87 41.68 Metres
800 m 2:07.63 2:14.52 2:21.77 2:29.47 Minutes:Seconds

Women's world records compared with heptathlon bests

World records (WR) compared with heptathlon bests (HB)
Event Type Athlete Record Score Difference in points value Date Place Notes/Template:Abbr
100 m hurdles WR Tobi Amusan 12.12 s 1261
HB Jessica Ennis 12.54 s Template:Wind 1195 −66 3 August 2012 London [6]
High jump WR Yaroslava Mahuchikh 2.10 m 1373
HB Nafissatou Thiam 2.02 m 1264 −109 22 June 2019 Talence [7]
Shot put WR Natalya Lisovskaya 22.63 m 1378
HB Austra Skujytė 17.31 m[note 1] 1016 −362 3 August 2012 London [8]
200 m WR Florence Griffith Joyner 21.34 s 1251
HB Jackie Joyner Kersee 22.30 s Template:Wind 1150 −101 15 July 1988 Indianapolis [7]
Long jump WR Galina Chistyakova 7.52 m 1351
HB Jackie Joyner Kersee 7.27 m Template:Wind 1264 −87 24 September 1988 Seoul [7]
Javelin[note 2] WR Barbora Špotáková 72.28 m 1295 Current 1999 model
HB Barbora Špotáková 60.90 m 1072 −223 16 September 2012 Talence Current 1999 model[9]
WR Petra Felke 80.00 m 1448 Old model
HB Tessa Sanderson 64.64 m 1145 −303 Old model
800 m WR Jarmila Kratochvílová 1:53.28 min:s 1224
HB Anna Hall 2:01.23 min:s 1097 −127 1 June 2025 Götzis [7]
Total World record 9133
Heptathlon bests 8058 −1075

Indoor heptathlon

Template:AnchorTemplate:Anchor The other heptathlon discipline is an indoor competition, normally contested by men only. It is the men's combined event in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics. The indoor heptathlon consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, and remaining three on day two:

The scoring is similar for both disciplines. In each event, the athlete scores points for their performance in each event according to scoring tables issued by World Athletics.[10] The athlete accumulating the highest number of points wins the competition.

The indoor heptathlon is also rarely contested by women; at the 2024 indoor X-Athletics meeting, French combined events athlete Noémi Desailly won the indoor women's heptathlon with 5761 points while Jordyn Bruce set an unofficial American record in 2nd. It was labeled the first indoor women's heptathlon.[11]

Benchmarks

The following table shows the minimum benchmark levels required to earn 1000 points in each event.

Event 1000pts Units
60 m 6.67 Seconds
Long jump 7.76 Metres
Shot put 18.40 Metres
High jump 2.21 Metres
60 m hurdles 7.92 Seconds
Pole vault 5.29 Metres
1000 m 2:29.00 Minutes:Seconds

Men's world records compared with heptathlon bests

World indoor records (WR) compared with heptathlon bests (HB)
Event Type Athlete Record Score Difference in points value Template:Abbr
60 m
WR Christian Coleman 6.34 s 1130
HB Chris Huffins 6.61 s 1026 −104
Long jump
WR Carl Lewis 8.79 m 1268
HB Simon Ehammer 8.26 m 1128 −140 [12]
Shot put
WR Ryan Crouser 22.82 m 1276
HB Aleksey Drozdov 17.17 m 924 −352
High jump
WR Javier Sotomayor 2.43 m 1223
HB Derek Drouin 2.30 m 1091 −132 [13]
60 m hurdles
WR Grant Holloway 7.27 s 1174
HB Simon Ehammer 7.52 s 1106 −68 [14]
Pole vault
WR Armand Duplantis 6.31 m 1335
HB Alex Averbukh 5.60 m 1100 −235
1000 m
WR Ayanleh Souleiman 2:14.20 min:s 1182
HB Curtis Beach 2:23.63 min:s 1064 −118
Total World record 8588
Heptathlon bests 7418 −1170

Area records

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Women's heptathlon
Area Score Athlete Season
Africa Template:Small 6423 Template:Flagathlete 2005
Asia Template:Small 6942 Template:Flagathlete 1996
Europe Template:Small 7032 Template:Flagathlete 2007
North, Central America
and Caribbean Template:Small 		7291 Template:AthAbbr Template:Flagathlete 1988
Oceania Template:Small 6695 Template:Flagathlete 1990
South America Template:Small 6475 Template:Flagathlete 2025

Template:Col-2

Men's indoor heptathlon
Area Score Athlete Season
Africa Template:Small 5911 Template:Flagathlete 2010
Asia Template:Small 6229 Template:Flagathlete 2008
Europe Template:Small 6670 Template:AthAbbr Template:Flagathlete 2026
North, Central America
and Caribbean Template:Small 		6645 Template:Flagathlete 2012
Oceania Template:Small 6344 Template:Flagathlete 2022
South America Template:Small 6010 Template:Flagathlete 2025

Template:Col-end

All-time top 25

Women

Template:See also

Rank Score Athlete Date Place Template:Abbr
1 7291 Template:Flagathlete 23–24 September 1988 Seoul
( 12.69/+0.8 - 1.86 - 15.80 - 22.56/+1.6 / 7.27/+0.7 - 45.66 - 2:08.51 )
2 7032 Template:Flagathlete 25–26 August 2007 Osaka
( 13.15/+0.1 - 1.95 - 14.81 - 23.38/+0.3 / 6.85/+1.0 - 47.98 - 2:12.56 )
7032 Template:Flagathlete 31 May – 1 June 2025 Götzis [18]
( 13.19/-1.0 - 1.95 - 14.86 - 23.37/+0.5 / 6.44/-0.1 - 46.16 - 2:01.23 )
4 7013 Template:Flagathlete 27–28 May 2017 Götzis [19]
( 13.34/-0.7 - 1.98 - 14.51 - 24.40/-1.6 / 6.56/+0.8 - 59.32 - 2:15.24 )
5 7007 Template:Flagathlete 10–11 June 1989 Bryansk
( 13.40/+1.4 - 1.89 - 16.45 - 23.97/+1.1 / 6.73/+4.0 - 53.94 - 2:15.31 )
6 6985 Template:Flagathlete 30–31 May 1992 Götzis
( 13.11/-0.4 - 1.93 - 14.84 - 23.65/+2.0 / 6.63/+2.9 - 51.62 - 2:12.67 )
7 6981 Template:Flagathlete 2–4 October 2019 Doha [20]
( 13.09/+0.6 - 1.95 - 13.86 - 23.08/+1.0 / 6.77/+0.2 - 43.93 - 2:07.26 )
8 6955 Template:Flagathlete 3–4 August 2012 London
( 12.54/+1.3 - 1.86 - 14.28 - 22.83/-0.3 / 6.48/-0.6 - 47.49 - 2:08.65 )
9 6946 Template:Flagathlete 5–6 May 1984 Potsdam
( 12.64/+0.3 - 1.80 - 15.37 - 23.37/+0.7 / 6.86/-0.2 - 44.62 - 2:08.93 )
10 6942 Template:Flagathlete 25–26 May 1996 Götzis
( 13.78/+0.3 - 1.87 - 15.64 - 23.78/+0.6 / 6.77/+0.6 - 54.74 - 2:13.61 )
11 6935 Template:Flagathlete 18–19 June 1983 Moscow
( 13.42/+1.8 - 1.82 - 15.25 - 23.49/+0.5 / 6.79/+0.7 - 49.94 - 2:07.51 )
12 6889 Template:Flagathlete 4–5 June 2005 Arles
( 12.62/+2.9 - 1.91 - 12.61 - 24.12/+1.2 / 6.78/+3.4 - 53.07 - 2:14.66 )
13 6867 Template:Flagathlete 17–18 July 2022 Eugene [21]
( 13.30/+0.7 - 1.80 - 16.25 - 23.73/+1.4 / 6.52/+0.3 - 58.29 - 2:20.09 )
14 6859 Template:Flagathlete 20–21 June 1984 Kyiv
( 12.93/+1.0 - 1.83 - 13.66 - 23.57/-0.3 / 6.73/+0.4 - 46.26 - 2:04.60 )
15 6858 Template:Flagathlete 23–24 September 1988 Seoul
( 13.20/+0.8 - 1.83 - 14.20 - 23.10/+1.6 / 6.68/ - 44.54 - 2:04.20 )
16 6847 Template:Flagathlete 1–2 August 1992 Barcelona
( 13.25/ - 1.88 - 13.77 - 23.34/ / 6.82/ - 41.90 - 2:05.08 )
17 6836 Template:Flagathlete 27–28 May 2017 Götzis [19]
( 13.09/+1.0 - 1.86 - 14.76 - 23.36/+0.7 / 6.57/+0.9 - 49.80 - 2:14.73 )
18 6832 Template:Flagathlete 25–26 August 2007 Osaka
( 13.25/+0.1 - 1.92 - 14.44 - 24.09/+0.3 / 6.88/+1.0 - 47.77 - 2:16.68 )
19 6831 Template:Flagathlete 29–30 July 2000 Götzis
( 13.13/+1.0 - 1.84 - 15.07 - 24.01/+3.6 / 6.69/-0.4 - 49.42 - 2:12.20 )
20 6815 Template:Flagathlete 27–28 May 2017 Götzis [19]
( 13.10/+1.0 - 1.77 - 13.53 - 23.49/-2.9 / 6.64/+0.8 - 56.17 - 2:11.76 )
21 6808 Template:Flagathlete 30–31 May 2015 Götzis
( 13.05/-0.2 - 1.89 - 13.73 - 23.34/+1.4 / 6.72/+0.9 - 42.96 - 2:09.37 )
22 6803 Template:Flagathlete 15–16 September 1984 Talence
( 13.27/+1.2 - 1.87 - 15.49 - 24.15/+1.6 / 6.43/+0.2 - 51.74 - 2:13.55 )
23 6778 Template:Flagathlete 30–31 July 2010 Barcelona
( 13.59/-1.6 - 1.86 - 15.88 - 24.23/-0.2 / 6.56/+0.3 - 49.25 - 2:12.06 )
24 6765 Template:Flagathlete 22–23 July 2000 Tula
( 13.54/-2.8 - 1.82 - 14.30 - 23.37/-0.2 / 6.72/+1.0 - 43.40 - 2:04.27 )
25 6742 Template:Flagathlete 26–27 May 2018 Götzis [22]
( 13.48/+0.3 - 1.86 - 14.95 - 23.96/-0.6 / 6.58/+2.3 - 48.65 - 2:12.73 )

Notes

Below is a list of all other scores equal or superior to 6875 pts:

Annulled marks

  • Tatyana Chernova scored 6880 (2011), this performance was annulled due to doping offences.

Men

Template:See also

File:Ashton Eaton Istanbul 2012.jpg
Former world record holder Ashton Eaton competing at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Rank Score Athlete Date Place Template:Abbr
1 6670 Template:Flagathlete 20–21 March 2026 Toruń [24]
2 6645 Template:Flagathlete 9–10 March 2012 Istanbul
3 6639 Template:AthAbbr Template:Flagathlete 10–11 March 2023 Albuquerque [25]
4 6558 Template:Flagathlete 7–8 March 2025 Apeldoorn [26]
5 6518 Template:AthAbbr Template:Flagathlete 10–11 March 2023 Albuquerque [25]
6 6503 Template:Flagathlete 13–14 March 2026 Fayetteville [27]
7 6489 Template:Flagathlete 18–19 March 2022 Belgrade [28]
8 6479 Template:Flagathlete 4–5 March 2017 Belgrade [29]
9 6476 Template:Flagathlete 13–14 March 1993 Toronto
10 6438 Template:Flagathlete 6–7 March 2004 Budapest
11 6437 Template:Flagathlete 22-23 March 2025 Nanjing [30]
12 6424 Template:Flagathlete 25–26 February 2000 Ghent
13 6418 Template:Flagathlete 28–29 February 1992 Genoa
14 6415 Template:Flagathlete 28 February – 1 March 1998 Valencia
15 6412 Template:Flagathlete 7–8 February 2003 Moscow
16 6388 Template:Flagathlete 7–8 March 2025 Apeldoorn [26]
17 6382 Template:Flagathlete 26–27 February 2022 Spokane [31]
18 6374 Template:Flagathlete 6–7 March 1999 Maebashi
19 6372 Template:Flagathlete 2–3 March 2013 Gothenburg
20 6371 Template:Flagathlete 8–9 March 2008 Valencia
21 6362 Template:Flagathlete 7–8 March 2009 Turin
22 6361 Template:Flagathlete 15–16 March 2003 Birmingham
23 6353 Template:Flagathlete 7–8 March 2015 Prague
24 6347 Template:Flagathlete 8–9 March 2024 Boston [32]
25 6344 Template:Flagathlete 18–19 March 2022 Belgrade [28]

Notes

Below is a list of all other scores equal or superior to 6344 pts:

Medalists

Women's Olympic medalists

Template:Olympic medalists in women's heptathlon

Women's World Championships medalists

Template:World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's heptathlon

Men's World Indoor Championships medalists

1995 Barcelona
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
1997 Paris
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
1999 Maebashi
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2001 Lisbon
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2003 Birmingham
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2004 Budapest
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2006 Moscow
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2008 Valencia
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2010 Doha
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2012 Istanbul
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2014 Sopot
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2016 Portland
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2018 Birmingham
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2022 Belgrade
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2024 Glasgow
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2025 Nanjing
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
2026 Toruń
Template:DetailsLink 		Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete

World leading scores

Women's heptathlon

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Year Score Athlete Place
1980 6049 Template:Flagathlete Pyatigorsk
1981 6788 Template:Flagathlete Kyiv
1982 6845 Template:Flagathlete Halle
1983 6935 Template:Flagathlete Moscow
1984 6946 Template:Flagathlete Potsdam
1985 6718 Template:Flagathlete Baton Rouge
1986 7158 Template:Flagathlete Houston
1987 7128 Template:Flagathlete Rome
1988 7291 Template:Flagathlete Seoul
1989 7007 Template:Flagathlete Bryansk
1990 6783 Template:Flagathlete Seattle
1991 6878 Template:Flagathlete New York City
1992 7044 Template:Flagathlete Barcelona
1993 6837 Template:Flagathlete Stuttgart
1994 6741 Template:Flagathlete Talence
1995 6715 Template:Flagathlete Götzis
1996 6942 Template:Flagathlete Götzis
1997 6787 Template:Flagathlete Ratingen
1998 6559 Template:Flagathlete Budapest
1999 6861 Template:Flagathlete Seville
2000 6842 Template:Flagathlete Götzis
2001 6736 Template:Flagathlete Götzis
2002 6542 Template:Flagathlete Munich
2003 7001 Template:Flagathlete Saint-Denis
2004 6952 Template:Flagathlete Athens
2005 6889 Template:Flagathlete Arles
2006 6740 Template:Flagathlete Gothenburg
2007 7032 Template:Flagathlete Osaka
2008 6733 Template:Flagathlete Beijing
2009 6731 Template:Flagathlete Berlin
2010 6823 Template:Flagathlete Barcelona
2011 6790 Template:Flagathlete Götzis
2012 6955 Template:Flagathlete London
2013 6623 Template:Flagathlete Kazan
2014 6682 Template:Flagathlete Götzis
2015 6808 Template:Flagathlete Götzis
2016 6810 Template:Flagathlete Rio de Janeiro
2017 7013 Template:Flagathlete Götzis
2018 6816 Template:Flagathlete Berlin
2019 6981 Template:Flagathlete Doha
2020 6419 Template:Flagathlete Götzis
2021 6791 Template:Flagathlete Tokyo
2022 6947 Template:Flagathlete Eugene
2023 6988 Template:Flagathlete Götzis
2024 6880 Template:Flagathlete Saint-Denis
2025 7032 Template:Flagathlete Götzis

Men's indoor heptathlon

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Year Score Athlete Place
1999 6386 Template:Flagathlete Maebashi
2000 6424 Template:Flagathlete Ghent
2001 6420 Template:Flagathlete Lisbon
2002 6291 Template:Flagathlete Tallinn
2003 6412 Template:Flagathlete Moscow
2004 6438 Template:Flagathlete Budapest
2005 6232 Template:Flagathlete Madrid
2006 6229 Template:Flagathlete Moscow
2007 6196 Template:Flagathlete Birmingham
2008 6371 Template:Flagathlete Valencia
2009 6362 Template:Flagathlete Turin
2010 6499 Template:Flagathlete Fayetteville
2011 6568 Template:Flagathlete Tallinn
2012 6645 Template:Flagathlete Istanbul
2013 6372 Template:Flagathlete Gothenburg
2014 6632 Template:Flagathlete Sopot
2015 6353 Template:Flagathlete Prague
2016 6470 Template:Flagathlete Portland
2017 6479 Template:Flagathlete Belgrade
2018 6348 Template:Flagathlete Birmingham
2019 6218 Template:Flagathlete Glasgow
2020 6320 Template:Flagathlete Kirov
2021 6392 Template:Flagathlete Toruń
2022 6489 Template:Flagathlete Belgrade
2023 6639 Template:AthAbbr Template:Flagathlete Albuquerque
2024 6418 Template:Flagathlete Glasgow
2025 6558 Template:Flagathlete Apeldoorn
2026 6670 Template:Flagathlete Toruń

National records

Women's heptathlon

Updated 21 September 2025.[17]

Equal or superior to 6200 pts: Template:Table alignmentTemplate:Static row numbersTemplate:Sticky header

Score Country Athlete Date Place Template:Abbr
7291 Template:USA Jackie Joyner-Kersee 23–24 September 1988 Seoul
7032 Template:SWE Carolina Klüft 25–26 August 2007 Osaka
7013 Template:BEL Nafissatou Thiam 27–28 May 2017 Götzis
7007 Template:RUS Larisa Nikitina 10–11 June 1989 Bryansk
6985 Template:GER Sabine Braun 30–31 May 1992 Götzis
6981 Template:GBR2 Katarina Johnson-Thompson 2–4 October 2019 Doha
6942 Template:Flagcountry Ghada Shouaa 25–26 May 1996 Götzis
6889 Template:FRA Eunice Barber 4–5 June 2005 Arles
6867 Template:NED Anouk Vetter 17–18 July 2022 Eugene
6832 Template:UKR Lyudmyla Blonska 25–26 August 2007 Osaka
6815 Template:LAT Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa 27–28 May 2017 Götzis
6808 Template:CAN Brianne Theisen-Eaton 30–31 May 2015 Götzis
6750 Template:CHN Ma Miaolan 11–12 September 1993 Beijing
6742 Template:CUB Yorgelis Rodríguez 26–27 May 2018 Götzis
6714 Template:IRL Kate O'Connor 19–20 September 2025 Tokyo
6695 Template:AUS Jane Flemming 27–28 January 1990 Auckland
6672 Template:POL Adrianna Sułek 17–18 July 2022 Eugene
6658 Template:BUL Svetla Dimitrova 30–31 May 1992 Götzis
6651 Template:HUN Xénia Krizsán 29–30 May 2021 Götzis
6639 Template:SUI Annik Kälin 8–9 August 2024 Saint-Denis
6635 Template:BLR Svetlana Buraga 17–18 August 1993 Stuttgart
6619 Template:ROM Liliana Nastase 1–2 August 1992 Barcelona
6604 Template:LTU Remigija Nazaroviene 10–11 June 1989 Bryansk
6591 Template:AUT Verena Preiner 29–30 June 2019 Ratingen
6563 Template:FIN Saga Vanninen 19–20 July 2025 Bergen
6527 Template:JAM Diane Guthrie-Gresham 2–3 June 1995 Knoxville
6475 Template:COL Martha Araújo 31 May – 1 June 2025 Götzis
6462 Template:SLE Eunice Barber 29–30 May 1999 Arles
6460 Template:CZE Eliška Klučinová 14–15 June 2014 Kladno
6423 Template:MDA Lyubov Ratsu 27–28 August 1983 Chişinău
6423 Template:GHA Margaret Simpson 28–29 May 2005 Götzis
6418 Template:TTO Tyra Gittens 13–14 May 2021 College Station
6392 Template:ALG Yasmina Azzizi 26–27 August 1991 Tokyo
6379 Template:ITA Sveva Gerevini 7–8 June 2024 Rome
6371 Template:BAR Akela Jones 10–11 June 2015 Eugene
6349 Template:UZB Yekaterina Voronina 28–29 May 2021 Tashkent
6304 Template:ESP María Vicente 24–25 April 2021 Lana
6293 Template:CRO Jana Koščak 27–28 May 2023 Götzis
6285 Template:EST Pippi Lotta Enok 13–14 June 2025 Eugene [33]
6278 Template:NZL Joanne Henry 28 February – 1 March 1992 Auckland
6274 Template:BEN Odile Ahouanwanou 19–20 June 2021 Ratingen
6272 Template:KAZ Yelena Davydova 13–14 July 1987 Zagreb
6250 Template:BUR Marthe Koala 29–30 May 2021 Götzis
6235 Template:GRE Aryiro Strataki 27–28 May 2006 Götzis
6230 Template:POR Naide Gomes 16–17 July 2005 Logroño
6226 Template:NOR Ida Marcussen 25–26 August 2007 Osaka
6211 Template:IND Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha 16–17 March 2004 New Delhi

Men's indoor heptathlon

Updated March 2026.[23]

Equal or superior to 6000 pts: Template:Table alignmentTemplate:Static row numbersTemplate:Sticky header

Score Country Athlete Date Place Template:Abbr
6670 Template:SUI Simon Ehammer 21–22 March 2026 Toruń
6645 Template:USA Ashton Eaton 9–10 March 2012 Istanbul
6558 Template:NOR Sander Skotheim 7–8 March 2025 Apeldoorn
6518 Template:AthAbbr Template:PUR Ayden Owens-Delerme 10–11 March 2023 Albuquerque
6489 Template:CAN Damian Warner 18–19 March 2022 Belgrade
6479 Template:FRA Kevin Mayer 4–5 March 2017 Belgrade
6438 Template:CZE Roman Šebrle 6–7 March 2004 Budapest
6437 Template:EST Johannes Erm 22–23 March 2025 Nanjing
6415 Template:POL Sebastian Chmara 28 February – 1 March 1998 Valencia
6412 Template:RUS Lev Lobodin 7–8 February 2003 Moscow
6388 Template:GER Till Steinforth 7–8 March 2025 Apeldoorn
6372 Template:NED Eelco Sintnicolaas 2–3 March 2013 Gothenburg
6344 Template:AUS Ashley Moloney 18–19 March 2022 Belgrade
6340 Template:BAH Ken Mullings 26–27 January 2024 Champaign
6303 Template:BLR Andrei Krauchanka 7–8 March 2014 Sopot
6293 Template:ISL Jón Arnar Magnússon 6–7 March 1999 Maebashi
6259 Template:BEL Thomas van der Plaetsen 7–8 March 2014 Sopot
Jente Hauttekeete 7–8 March 2025 Apeldoorn
6254 Template:UKR Oleksiy Kasyanov 30–31 January 2010 Zaporizhzhia
6249 Template:HUN Dezső Szabó 28 February – 1 March 1998 Valencia
6249 Template:ESP Jorge Ureña 28–29 January 2017 Prague
6229 Template:KAZ Dmitriy Karpov 15–16 February 2008 Tallinn
6188 Template:GBR2 Timothy Duckworth 9–10 March 2018 College Station
6142 Template:SWE Henrik Dagård 11–12 March 1995 Barcelona
6121 Template:ITA Dario Dester 28 February – 1 March 2026 Ancona
6099 Template:SRB Mihail Dudaš 2–3 March 2013 Gothenburg
6065 Template:AUT Roland Schwarzl 20–21 February 2010 Vienna
6036 Template:MNE Darko Pešić 6–7 February 2021 Belgrade
6035 Template:JAM Maurice Smith 25–26 February 2005 Fayetteville
6032 Template:GRE Prodromos Korkizoglou 11–12 February 2000 Piraeus
6029 Template:GRN Lindon Victor 18–19 March 2022 Belgrade
6010 Template:BRA José Fernando Ferreira 22–23 March 2025 Nanjing

Men's heptathlon under-20 records

Key:
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✕ = Inadequate doping control

Event Record Template:Abbr Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Age Template:Abbr
Heptathlon (Senior implements) 6022 ✕ Gunnar Nixon Template:Flagu 27–28 January 2012 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville Template:Ayd [34]
( 7.10 - 7.53 - 13.97 - 2.15 / 8.21 - 4.50 - 2:40.15 )
Heptathlon (U20 implements) 6062 Jente Hauttekeete Template:Flagu 13–14 February 2021 Mehrkampf - Siebenkampf U20 Frankfurt Template:Ayd [35]
( 7.07 - 7.33 - 15.64 - 2.10 / 8.06 - 4.70 - 2:46.71 )

Men's heptathlon under-20 bests

(In completed heptathlons of more than 5200 points)

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Event Specification Result Score Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Age Template:Abbr
60 m 6.75 973 Ayden Owens Template:Flagu 8 March 2019 NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships Birmingham Template:Ayd [36]
Long jump 7.96 m 1050 Eusebio Cáceres Template:Flagu 6 March 2010 Spanish Junior Indoor Championships San Sebastián Template:Ayd [37]
Shot put 6 kg 16.51 m 883 Simon Pettersson Template:Flagu 10 March 2012 Swedish Indoor Junior Combined Events Championships Gothenburg Template:Ayd [38]
7.26 kg 15.06 m 793 Matas Adamonis Template:Flagu 14 December 2017 Šiauliai Template:Ayd [39]
High jump 2.19 m 982 Yaroslav Rybakov Template:Flagu 13 February 1999 Russian U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships Chelyabinsk Template:Ayd [40]
Andrei Krauchanka Template:Flagu 5 February 2005 Reval Hotels Cup Tallinn Template:Ayd [41]
First-day score U20 implements 3476 Jente Hauttekeete Template:Flagu 13 February 2021 Mehrkampf - Siebenkampf U20 Frankfurt Template:Ayd [35]
Senior implements 3466 Andrei Krauchanka Template:Flagu 5 February 2005 Reval Hotels Cup Tallinn Template:Ayd [41]
60 m hurdles 0.991 m 7.68 1064 [[Maxime Moitie-Charnois|Maxime MoitieTemplate:NbhCharnois]] Template:Flagu 12 February 2023 French U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships Val-de-Reuil Template:Ayd [42]
1.067 m 7.84 1022 Ayden Owens Template:Flagu 9 March 2019 NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships Birmingham Template:Ayd [43]
Pole vault 5.55 m 1083 Oleksandr Korchmid Template:Flagu 20 December 2001 Ukraine Junior ME Brovary Template:Ayd [44]
1000 m 2:30.67 980 Template:Ill Template:Flagu 5 March 1994 Prague Template:Ayd [45]
Second-day score U20 implements 2713 Maxime Moitie-Charnois Template:Flagu 12 February 2023 French U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships Val-de-Reuil Template:Ayd [46]
Senior implements 2663 André Niklaus Template:Flagu 6 February 2000 Frankfurt-Kalbach Int. ME Meeting Frankfurt-Kalbach Template:Ayd [47]

See also

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Other multiple event contests include:

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Notes

  1. ↑ Heptathlon – Definition. Merriam-webster.com(2012-08-31). Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  2. ↑ Here's how the heptathlon works, D'Andrea, Christian. SBNation.com(2016-08-12). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  3. ↑ Holders correct as of 2020. The European Games does not feature a heptathlon event.
  4. ↑ "London 2012: Jessica Ennis leads heptathlon after first day", The Guardian, 3 August 2012
  5. ↑ IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events. IAAF(April 2004). Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ Women's Heptathlon 100 Metres Hurdles Results(August 3, 2012). Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 World Combined Best Performances. worldathletics.org. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Women's Heptathlon Shot Put Results(August 3, 2012). Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  9. ↑ Van Alphen and Yosypenko prevail in Talence – IAAF Combined Events Challenge(September 16, 2012). Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  10. ↑ [1] Template:Webarchive
  11. ↑ Track & Field: Eagle River’s Jordyn Bruce places runner-up in indoor heptathlon debut, raises the bar for Alaska pole vaulting. alaskasportsreport.com(11 February 2024). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Simon Ehammer Sets Long Jump World Record in Heptathlon of 8.26m. watchathletics.com(29 January 2022). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  13. ↑ Drouin Jumps to World Record in Heptathlon. Indiana Daily Student(February 22, 2013). Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  14. ↑ Heptathlon – 60m Hurdles Results Summary. World Athletics(21 March 2026). Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  15. ↑ Women's Heptathlon | Records. worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  16. ↑ Men's Heptathlon Short Track | Records. worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Heptathlon – women – senior – outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.
  18. ↑ Results Heptathlon. meeting-goetzis.at(1 June 2025). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Thiam scores 7013 to break meeting record in Götzis(28 May 2017). Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  20. ↑ Heptathlon Results. IAAF(3 October 2019). Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  21. ↑ Women's Heptathlon Final Results(18 July 2022). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  22. ↑ World leads for Thiam and Warner in Gotzis(27 May 2018). Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Heptathlon – men – senior – indoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2023-01-31.
  24. ↑ Men's Heptathlon Results. World Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Heptathlon Results. flashresults.ncaa.com(11 March 2023). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Men's Heptathlon Short Track Final Results. World Athletics(8 March 2025). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  27. ↑ Heptathlon Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Heptathlon Results. World Athletics(19 March 2022). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  29. ↑ Men's Heptathlon Results. European Athletics(5 March 2017). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  30. ↑ Heptathlon Results. World Athletics(23 March 2025). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  31. ↑ Scantling and Crouser book Belgrade places with world-leading victories at US Indoor Championships(28 February 2022). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  32. ↑ Heptathlon Results. flashresults.ncaa.com(9 March 2024). Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  33. ↑ Heptathlon Results. World Athletics. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  34. ↑ IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 Statistics Handbook. World Athletics. IAAF Athletics(21 February 2018).
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Siebenkampf (Halle) Männliche Jugend U20 - Resultate Offiziell. Deutcher Leichtathletik Verband. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  36. ↑ All-time Indoor Heptathlon individual event lists. DecaAmerica(17 March 2023).
  37. ↑ All-time Indoor Heptathlon individual event lists. DecaAmerica(17 March 2023).
  38. ↑ Resultat: ISM-IJSM-IUSM Mångkamp, Göteborg/FH 10-11.3.12 Inne. Svensk Friidrotts resultat- och statistikdatabas. Friidrottsstatistik. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  39. ↑ 7-kovė vyrai - Lithuanian LAF Cup Multi-Athletic Competition, Šiauliai, 2017 December 14-15. Lithuanian Athletics Federation(16 December 2017).
  40. ↑ All-time Indoor Heptathlon individual event lists. DecaAmerica(17 March 2023).
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - Top Lists - Heptathlon 2005. IAAF. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  42. ↑ les Résultats des Compétitions - 11/02/23 - Championnats de France d'épreuves combinées/marche en salle. Athlé. Fédération Française d'Athlétisme. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  43. ↑ All-time Indoor Heptathlon individual event lists. DecaAmerica(17 March 2023).
  44. ↑ All-time Indoor Heptathlon individual event lists. DecaAmerica(17 March 2023).
  45. ↑ Český Atletický Svaz Halová Ročenka 1994. Český Atletický Svaz(April 1994).
  46. ↑ les Résultats des Compétitions. Athlé. Fédération Française d'Athlétisme. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  47. ↑ IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - Top Lists - Heptathlon 2000. IAAF. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

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